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For if their casting away [be the] world's reconciliation, what [their] reception but life from among [the] dead?

And *they* too, if they abide not in unbelief, shall be grafted in; for God is able again to graft them in.

For if *thou* hast been cut out of the olive tree wild by nature, and, contrary to nature, hast been grafted into the good olive tree, how much rather shall they, who are according to nature be grafted into their own olive tree?

For I do not wish you to be ignorant, brethren, of this mystery, that ye may not be wise in your own conceits, that blindness in part is happened to Israel, until the fulness of the nations be come in;

For the gifts and the calling of God [are] not subject to repentance.

For as indeed *ye* [also] once have not believed in God, but now have been objects of mercy through the unbelief of *these*;

For God hath shut up together all in unbelief, in order that he might shew mercy to all.

For who has known [the] mind of [the] Lord, or who has been his counsellor?

For of him, and through him, and for him [are] all things: to him be glory for ever. Amen.

For I say, through the grace which has been given to me, to every one that is among you, not to have high thoughts above what he should think; but to think so as to be wise, as God has dealt to each a measure of faith.

For, as in one body we have many members, but all the members have not the same office;

Have the same respect one for another, not minding high things, but going along with the lowly: be not wise in your own eyes:

recompensing to no one evil for evil: providing things honest before all men:

not avenging yourselves, beloved, but give place to wrath; for it is written, Vengeance [belongs] to me, *I* will recompense, saith the Lord.

If therefore thine enemy should hunger, feed him; if he should thirst, give him drink; for, so doing, thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head.

Let every soul be subject to the authorities that are above [him]. For there is no authority except from God; and those that exist are set up by God.

For rulers are not a terror to a good work, but to an evil [one]. Dost thou desire then not to be afraid of the authority? practise [what is] good, and thou shalt have praise from it;

for it is God's minister to thee for good. But if thou practisest evil, fear; for it bears not the sword in vain; for it is God's minister, an avenger for wrath to him that does evil.

For on this account ye pay tribute also; for they are God's officers, attending continually on this very thing.

Owe no one anything, unless to love one another: for he that loves another has fulfilled the law.